Healthcare
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Main Line Health: Do You Have a Disaster Preparedness Plan for Elderly Family Members?
By Main Line Health In a medical or weather emergency, your first thought is usually how you can protect yourself and the people you’re closest to. For many people, that includes a family member who is over 65 and — in some cases — these loved ones may not have the ability or means to…
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Pennsylvania Health Access Network Here to Help in Times of Crisis
As the state’s leading consumer-driven organization, the Pennsylvania Health Access Network is focused on making the healthcare system more affordable and accessible for all Pennsylvanians. PHAN’s helpline is open and assisting people over the phone who may now need benefits not just limited to health insurance. Since 2007, PHAN has brought together healthcare consumers and…
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Main Line Health Offers Advice on Managing Mental Health During the COVID-19 Outbreak
By Main Line Health As the coronavirus pandemic continues to change the way of life for people around the world, many of us are left feeling stressed, anxious, scared, and unsure of what to expect. These reactions are normal, but they can also take a physical and mental toll. “Crisis affects us all in different…
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Amidst Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment Across Nation, Main Line Health Seeks Donations
Main Line Health has received a tremendous outpouring of support from the community wanting to help the MLH team on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. As there is a shortage of personal protective equipment across the country, Main Line Health would greatly appreciate any donations of the following: Gowns Masks N95 masks Goggles…
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Chester County Hospital Opens COVID-19 Donation Center; Check Out List of Items Needed
Chester County Hospital is asking for the public’s help to combat COVID-19. Beginning today, March 23, the hospital has opened a donation center where it will accept drive-through donations of items that may soon be in short supply. Health care workers at the hospital currently have the gear they need to protect themselves and others…
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Main Line Health Reveals the Best Way to Disinfect Your House After Being Sick
By Main Line Health When you or someone you live with is getting over an illness, you’re eager to stop it from spreading. A thorough cleaning of your living area can help eliminate germs and prevent the likelihood that someone else that you live with gets sick, too. Before you begin your cleaning spree, follow…
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Helping Parents Navigate the Coronavirus Crisis with Their Children
By Aimee Salas As if parenting isn’t difficult enough, now add in an international concern like COVID-19 (Coronavirus). You’re busy, tired, and concerned yourself. How should you handle this with your child? Prepare yourself for that conversation by making sure you have all the facts and a plan of action for your family. The Centers…
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AccuWeather: Higher Temperatures Affect Survival of Coronavirus, Pathologist Says
By AccuWeather Research from a laboratory-grown copy of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the COVID-19 illness shows that heat affects the virus and impacts its behavior. But other infectious disease experts aren’t yet convinced. “In cold environments, there is longer virus survival than warm ones,” Hong Kong University pathology professor John Nicholls told AccuWeather. Nicholls…
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Congress, President Unite Behind Initial Coronavirus Economic Relief Measure
When it comes to formulating a coherent, credible response to the Coronavirus outbreak, bitterly divided politicians on both sides of the isle came together Friday and did the right thing according to an editorial in the Washington Post. Although negotiations between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Trump’s representative, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, were challenging, said the Post,…
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Penn Medicine Always at the Ready to Respond to Global Public Health Issues
As a large academic health system and a national leader with deep experience caring for patients with diseases of all kinds, Penn Medicine, which includes Chester County Hospital, is always at the ready to respond to global public health issues. Penn Medicine staff are fully prepared to evaluate and care for patients who may be…
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Four West Goshen Police Officers, Two Chester County Sheriff Deputies Quarantined Due to Possible Coronavirus Exposure
The Chester County Commissioners and county health officials have announced the possible exposure to coronavirus (COVID-19) of a small number of county-based law enforcement officials who were responding to an incident in West Chester on Sunday, March 8. Four West Goshen police officers and two Chester County Sheriff K-9 deputies had direct contact with a…
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Chester County Leadership: Tom Shivers
Tom Shivers, the CEO of FourStone Partners, a West Chester-based provider of business services to a variety of constituents in the workers’ compensation managed care marketplace, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Delaware County, his interest in sports, and the competitive nature that drove him to succeed as a basketball player at Ursinus…
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Main Line Health Responds to the Coronavirus, Institutes Visitor Restrictions
Main Line Health continues to closely follow the latest information and updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the coronavirus pandemic that is rapidly evolving in the United States and abroad. Main Line Health is committed to providing patients, staff and the community with up-to-date information about the COVID-19 outbreak in…
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Wall Street Journal: Hill School Doctor’s Approach to Measles in 1934 Has Lessons for Coronavirus
J. Roswell Gallagher, a former staff physician at The Hill School in Pottstown, managed to prevent a virus outbreak in 1934 in a way that offers lessons for today’s handling of the coronavirus, writes Arturo Casadevall for The Wall Street Journal. During the winter break that year, a student had been exposed to measles. At…
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Learn the Coronavirus Facts on a Health Department Conference Call Today
The Chester County Health Department will hold a telephone briefing on coronavirus (COVID-19) specifically for Chester County businesses today (Monday) at 1:30 PM. Participants are encouraged to call in at 800.874.4559 using the passcode “coronavirus” (267 662 84787) to join the briefing. Top photo credit: Ben Taylor55 Coronavirus via photopin (license)
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Coronavirus Testing in Pennsylvania Commences at State-Run Lab in Exton
Pennsylvania has started testing for the coronavirus at a state-run lab in Exton, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. The Bureau of Laboratories, located on Pickering Way in Exton, is the central public health lab for the commonwealth and supports disease prevention across the state. During a teleconference with reporters earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Department…
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Lankenau Heart Institute at Paoli Hospital the First in Region to Implant World’s Smallest Pacemaker
Lankenau Heart Institute at Paoli Hospital, a part of Main Line Health, is the first hospital in the Philadelphia region to offer Micra AV, the world’s smallest pacemaker that maintains atrioventricular (AV) synchrony. The procedure was performed by Dr. Matthew Goldstein, an electrophysiologist at Paoli Hospital. This new device, indicated for the treatment of patients…
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Cerner Reveals How Employers Can Manage the Rising Costs of Prescriptions for Members
About 49 percent of the U.S. population receives employer-sponsored health insurance. The rising cost of pharmacy services is a major challenge facing organizations that are trying to manage the health of their workforce and lower their health care spend. With the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) projecting prescription drug spending will outpace all…
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